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Klean, Viva Energy mull tire recycling plant in Australia

Added: 18 Mar 2025

Plans for facility at Melbourne refinery to process 80,000 tonnes per annum of waste tires

LyondellBasell, Covestro announce closure of Dutch styrene monomer plant

Added: 18 Mar 2025

Joint venture site in Maasvlakte produces propylene oxide and styrene monomers (POSM)

ContiTech says will close Veyance deal by yearend

Conti names new US tire chief executive

Added: 18 Mar 2025

Tansu Isik to replace Jochen Etzel who is retiring as CEO of Continental Tire the Americas

ANRPC: Outlook remains weak for short-term NR price recovery 

ANRPC forecasts only marginal growth in natural rubber output for 2025

Added: 17 Mar 2025

Indonesia to see “significant decline” in production levels due to shift from rubber to other crops…

 Hankook Tire America Corp. photo Hankook Tire's Tennessee Plant in Clarksville, Tenn., is the company's first manufacturing facility in the U.S., underscoring its commitment to technology, innovation and growth in North America.

Hankook on track with capacity expansion project at US tire plant

Added: 17 Mar 2025

Once completed, factory will have an annual production capacity of 10 million PC/LT and 1 million T…

Intertronics to distribute Wacker silicones in UK, Ireland

Wacker expects growth in all business divisions this year

Added: 17 Mar 2025

Group says demand for silicones, particularly for speciality products, showing “very positive devel…

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

Eneos mulls suspending production at ‘synthetic resins’ plant

Added: 17 Mar 2025

Move in view of potential closure of ethylene production plant in Kawasaki by parent group

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Bridgestone develops new technology for TRWP collection

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Efficient tire & road wear particle collection enables advances in R&D

Semperit to invest €70m after good start to the year

Semperit eyes second-half recovery in key markets

Added: 14 Mar 2025

EBITDA for first quarter of 2025 projected to come in well below previous year’s figure

NOK buoyed by earnings gains at seals, electronics units

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Japanese group see profits rise despite issues in automotive manufacturing sector

Laos PM welcomes further Vietnam Rubber Group investment

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Sonexay Siphandone meets leaders of the Vietnam rubber industry body in Ho Chi Minh City

Conti raises forecast on strong rubber business showing

Conti board approves ‘automotive spin-off'

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Set to be listed in September, company to have cash funds of €1.5bn and a credit facility of €2.5bn…

Romania ramp-up, efficiency top priorities for new Nokian Tyres leader

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Paolo Pompei outlines North America, branding and consumer focus as further key targets

Brazil preliminary ruling extends antidumping duties on Chinese car tires

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Third sunset review finds likelihood of a resumption of dumping if existing measures are removed

VCI calls for ‘economy first’ policy as German chemicals industry reports “severe setback”

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Weak fourth quarter sees production fall 4.2% year-on-year with utilisation rate down to 74.7%

VMI: 75 years of making tire production possible

VMI parent reports strong growth at tire systems major

Added: 12 Mar 2025

TKH posts double-digit gains in sales, earnings at ‘smart manufacturing’ division in 2024

Red Avenue to build €65m rubber additives plant in Thailand

Added: 12 Mar 2025

Chinese chemicals producer to establish 30ktpa facility under JV agreement with affiliate Gold Dyna…

Reddiplex acquires UK rubber products maker Veker

Added: 12 Mar 2025

Midlands-based extrusion specialist brings ‘complementary product and process solutions…’

Sumitomo Rubber 2020 forecast up on Q3 improvements

Sumitomo Rubber sharpens focus on Dunlop brand, non-tire in 10-year strategy

Added: 11 Mar 2025

Japanese group launches structural reform centred around rubber-based value creation, brand managem…